subitement

suddenly

s y . b i t . m ɑ̃
subit to go up, to climb + ement forms nouns denoting an action, process, or result
adverb Rare #23,365
suddenly
FR: Subitement, il s’est arrêté de parler.
EN: Suddenly, he stopped talking.

Assez subitement, tu dois admettre.

Quite suddenly, you have to admit it.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Sami devint subitement aveugle et sourd.

Sami suddenly became blind and deaf.

Ziri est subitement parti.

Ziri suddenly left.

Ziri a subitement crié.

Ziri suddenly screamed.

Tom est décédé subitement.

Tom died suddenly.

Il est mort assez subitement d'une crise cardiaque.

He died quite suddenly of a heart attack.

L'autre soir, tu as disparu subitement.

The other night, you suddenly disappeared.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

C'est arrivé subitement.

It happened suddenly.

— Zootopie (2016)

Ziri a subitement sauté.

Ziri suddenly jumped.

Elle m'embrassa subitement.

She suddenly kissed me.

Elle a pris du poids, subitement.

She gained weight suddenly.

— Le Conte de la princesse Kaguya (2013)

Subitement, le superviseur a perdu son sang-froid.

Suddenly, the supervisor lost his temper.

Rubens a dû partir subitement.

Rubens had to leave suddenly.

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Pourquoi es-tu apparu si subitement?

Why did you appear so suddenly?

— Histoires de fantômes chinois (1987)

La pauvre est claustrophobe, ça la prend subitement.

The poor woman is claustrophobic; it comes on suddenly.

— Volver (2006)